{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/psalms/142","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:10:37.437Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":142,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":141,"nextChapter":143,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":7},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, |You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.|"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. A Psalm by David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 142 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 142](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/142)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/142 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}